For the fourth consecutive year Ad Hoc Art has brought dozens of artists to the Welling Court community in Astoria, Queens, transforming it into a first-rate open air museum. Here’s a small sampling of what could be seen this weekend:
If you are anywhere near NYC, a visit to Welling Court is a must! The diversity of the works and the responses of the local residents to them are astounding. And if you’d like to help fund this project, check this out.
Photos by Lois Stavsky and Tara Murray
It’s a shortish link-o-rama this week, but with some really good stories and great walls…
Photo by Awer
Not much to say this week except of course that I’m pumped for The Art of Comedy. Not too much news either, but some important stories…
Photo by Faith47 and via Wooster Collective
Organized by Ad Hoc Art, The Welling Court Mural Project is once again bringing some of the finest artists anywhere to Astoria, Queens to grace the walls of the Welling Court community. The event opened officially today at noon, coinciding with Welling Court’s annual block party, but a number of artists have already had begun making their mark earlier this week. These images were captured yesterday:
Images from opening day to follow.
Photos by Dani Mozeson
Tomorrow, the authors of The History of American Graffiti
Here are a couple more images from the book:
Photos by Caleb Neelon and Jim Prigoff
I made it over to Welling Court this afternoon — and was greeted by dozens of freshly-painted walls. Some shutters were closed and a few of the spaces were inaccessible, but there was still much to see and document. I also discovered some new artists.
